Religion on the Mind

Dan Koch

dan@religiononthemind.com

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Booking Overview

Religion on the Mind connects psychology, religion, and spirituality through expert interviews, often exploring thorny questions about belief, ethics, and human behavior. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach tied to scholarship, writing, and public intellectual work in religion-and-mind research or cultural analysis.

Metrics

Episodes: 433

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 608 subscribers

Instagram: 6.2k followers

Contact Information

dan@religiononthemind.com

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Host

Dan Koch - Host for Religion on the Mind; credited links reference “Follow Dan” and “Dan’s” related websites and social profiles. The show description frames the content as interviews with experts, writers, p...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Academic or professional expertise in psychology, theology, philosophy, or religious studies; also writers/cultural commentators able to connect religion with psychological and spiritual questions. Many guests appear to have media platforms (e.g., books/public-facing work) or institutional affiliation.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or major public writing, Institutional affiliation in relevant fields (e.g., college/program), Public-facing projects/brands or named works (e.g., authored initiatives), Experience translating theory into cultural analysis (media, sports, ethics)

Recent Guest Discussions

Terry Shoemaker - Religion And Sport; Evangelism And Stakes; Sport As Modern Mythology; FIFA Corruption And Leadership Narratives; Masculinity, Grace, And Violence Across Sports.

Victoria Jackson - Religion And Sport; Evangelism And Stakes; Sport As Modern Mythology; Fan Culture/travel; FIFA Corruption And Leadership Narratives; Masculinity, Grace, And Violence Across Sports.

Josh Gilbert - Culture Roundup; Streaming Piracy Ethics; Disability And Ethics Of Life; Jesus And The Just World Hypothesis; World Cup And Related Culture Topics.

Tony Jones - Culture Roundup And Media Ethics; Streaming Piracy Ethics; Dude Lit And Reading; Men And Reading; Disability And Ethics; Jesus And The Just World Hypothesis.

Daryl Van Tongeren - Christianity Vs. Existentialism; Illusions And Human Time Use; What Makes Humans Special; Christianity And Existentialism Agreements; Certainty And The Road To Violence; Practical Outlook (“it’s Never Too Late”).

Recent Topics

Religion, Psychology, Spirituality, Existentialism, Theology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Religion on the Mind
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Christianity Vs. Existentialism | Part 3 (#409)

July 13, 2026

Guest: Daryl Van Tongeren Returns! (⁠Hope College⁠ / ⁠"Done"⁠) Topics: What is existentialism and existential psychology? (5:25) Does life have a predetermined purpose, or do we make our own? (19:00) Faith and uncertainty (42:21) Objective morality, self-sacrifice, and the doormat problem (54:02) ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dancoke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/...

Psychology & Religion at the World Cup (#408)

July 06, 2026

Guests: Victoria Jackson & Terry Shoemaker Topics: Religion, sport, and the sacred — evangelical baggage and finite vs. eternal stakes (7:00) Maradona's "Hand of God" and sport as modern mythology (13:42) Victoria's World Cup travel plans and fan culture on the road (20:36) FIFA corruption, Infantino, and Trump's soccer obsession (36:13) Masculinity, grace, and violence across sports (44:45) Promotion, relegation, and why an MLS club costs more than Bournemouth (56:29...

GGCH: World Cup, Down Syndrome and Have US Men Stopped Reading? (#407)

June 29, 2026

Guests: Tony Jones & Josh Gilbert (Generation Gap Culture Hour returns!) Topics: Culture roundup: All the Pretty Horses, Dave on Hulu, The Strokes (3:28) Streaming piracy & the ethics of stealing (19:58) Dude lit & the book club (30:53) Men and reading (Tony's Substack crossover moment) (36:27) Patron Half Begins (46:55) World Cup (46:30) Down Syndrome screening, disability & ethics of life (1:01:40) Jesus and the just world hypothesis (1:14:54) ___________________...

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